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David Duchovny

American actor
Also known as: David William Duchovny
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David Duchovny (born August 7, 1960, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American actor best known for playing the role of Fox (“Spooky”) Mulder on the television series The X-Files (1993–2002, 2016, and 2018). Duchovny was educated at Princeton University, where he received a B.A. degree, and at Yale University, where he earned an M.A. in English literature and began working on a Ph.D. He added acting classes in New York City to his...

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